I'm sure that many of Clarkson's supporters are, like Talbot, taking some solace in the perception of Tymon as a wuss in order to deflect the focus away from JC acting in a completely unacceptable way that they themselves would not tolerate if they were on the receiving end of it.
If those same people heard of some other TV presenter flying into a tantrum when unable to get a hot meal at a hotel, I wonder if they'd be so accepting of it, or would condemn it as self-important primadonna behaviour.
I'm not exactly a wholehearted supporter or defender of TV programme-makers; I've worked with some and occasionally found them very annoying. But location shooting can be a hard job, with long hours, a lot of stuff to co-ordinate, and overbearing, demanding 'talent' to keep happy. It's not a job a wuss could easily do. I'm surprised there haven't been more producers punching presenters.